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plate tectonics, 8th
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1
Oceanic crust is primarily made of what substance?
silt
granite
sand
basalt
2
The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of what type of boundary?
Oceanic-Oceanic
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
3
My plates move away from each other usually at a rift valley or a mid-ocean ridge. Who am I?
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
4
Sudden movement of Earth's plates are caused by...
weight of the plates
unbalanced force
gravitational force
mass of the plates
5
Evidences of sea floor spreading...
mirror image of rock types on both sides of the ridge
age of sea floor
magnetic reversal
convection currents
6
Continental Drift theory was developed by...
Niels Bohr
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
7
Continental crust is more or less dense than oceanic crust?
more dense
less dense
8
The evidences of Continental Drift are...
Old mountain chains on separate continents
Convection Currents
Fossils found on different continents separated by oceans
Glacial grooves (striations) found on separated continents
9
I am the layer where convection currents take place. Who am I?
mantle
inner core
outer core
crust
10
I create mountains, volcanoes, and trenches; my plates move toward each other. Who am I?
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
11
An object at rest wants to stay at rest and an object in motion wants to stay in motion.
Newton's 3rd Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 1st Law
12
Sea Floor Spreading was developed by...
Harry Hess
Charles Darwin
Neils Bohr
Alfred Wegener
13
I am a solid metal and releases heat through radioactive decay. What am I?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
14
In the picture, what is number 3?
proton
neutron
electron
nucleus
15
What causes plates to move?
convection currents
convention currents
ocean currents
conduction currents
16
I am at a convergent boundary, one more dense plate slips under the less dense plate. Who am I?
sunlight zone
subduction zone
transform fault
sublimation
17
The moon is in line and in the middle of the Earth and Sun. Which lunar phase is this?
1st quarter
full moon
new moon
3rd quarter
18
My plates move slide next to each other and I produce a lot of earthquakes. Who am I?
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
19
Oceanic crust is more or less dense than continental crust?
more dense
less dense
20
What is the formula to calculate force?
f-ma
f+ma
f-am
f=ma
21
I am the layer that is liquid metal. Who am I?
crust
inner core
outer core
mantle
22
Sea Floor Spreading occurs because...
sediments accumulate at the area of spreading
new material is being added to the asthenoshpere
magma rises to the surface
earthquakes break apart the ocean floor
23
San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of plate boundary?
Transform
Convergent
Oceanic-Oceanic
Divergent
24
Continental crust is mostly made of what substance?
silt
granite
basalt
sand